Tolerance (Heart of Stone) (11 page)

I climbed back in bed and Kade immediately drew me into
his chest “Where’ve you been sweetheart?” he mumbled and I sighed and kissed
his smooth chest “Just needed a drink, go back to sleep” and he did, me
however, well I lay there for hours, huddled in Kades arms and thinking only of
the man I loved, and would love until the day I died.

I was cradling coffee at the kitchen table when Courtney
bounced in “Good morning mama” she grinned and I narrowed my eyes on her “Out
with it” I demanded gruffly, my throat hoarse from the forbidden tears that
wouldn’t stop flowing secretly into my pillow while Kade slept. She grinned
widely at me “How would you like to spend Christmas in a glorious, tranquil,
cosy log cabin in Scotland?” she jumped with excitement and I couldn’t hold
back my own grin at her enthusiasm “Wow, well how, who, what?” I asked as I
stood to fill the kettle.

“It belongs to my family Ava, you fancy it?” Greg said
from the kitchen doorway and I jumped at his surprise entrance “Jesus Greg” I
swallowed and he grinned at me “You are such a nervous wreck” he laughed and I
shrugged my agreement. I was starting to wonder if this was my house or an open
house for any Tom, Dick or Harry to venture in

“Coffee?”
I asked, lifting a mug
to him and he nodded and pulled Courtney on to his lap and proceeded to nibble
on her neck.

“AVA, GET THAT SWEET ASS UPSTAIRS. I NEED TO BURY MYSELF
IN YOU!” Kade shouted from upstairs. Two wide pair of eyes swung round to me
and Courtneys jaw dropped while Greg’s eyebrows lifted. I laughed nervously and
gulped “Erm…” Courtney grinned at me “Kade?” she asked with a twinkle and I
shrugged “Good girl” she said seriously and I cringed, trying to hold in a
giggle “What?” she asked, puzzled “That’s what Kade said when he tied me to the
bed” I sucked in my lips and Greg howled “You are such a dirty tart” Courtney
giggled but I could see the delight on her face

 
“TWO MINUTES” I
shouted back up to Kade as I slumped in the chair next to Greg “Did you find
anything out?” I asked and he shook his head “Nah, Sam’s tight lipped but he
was very shifty when I asked him some stuff” I nodded and then frowned “Did
Mason ask you to look over the bar staff wages?” I asked, suddenly remembering
the discrepancies in the salary financial paperwork I had looked at.

He shook his head and my frown deepened “Really? He said
he would. I was looking over them when I worked for him and they were £126,000
down” I told him and he reared back “Really? Rebecca deals with all that” I
raised my eyebrows at him and nodded slowly “I know, that’s why I took a look
at them” I informed him and winked “and that was nearly 6 months ago so they’re
gonna be worse now” I was suddenly fuming, I wasn’t sure if Mason knew Rebecca
was skimming him or if he had genuinely forgot.

Mason’s broken face swan before my eyes and I looked
down, nibbling on my fingertip “Ava?” Courtney said, snapping me back to
reality and I looked at her “What is it babe?” she asked with a concerned
expression. I sighed deeply “Mason found me and Kade together last night; we
were just sleeping but…” I banged the table with my fist and looked away “Damn,
fuck, bollocks” I pulled at my hair in despair “Hey” Courtney grabbed hold of
me and crouched in front of me and cocked her head in query “I found him broken
and crying at my kitchen table in the middle of the night” I whispered, not
wanting Kade to hear. Greg
sighed
“Shit!” he grumbled.
And now I felt even worse! “I didn’t know he would turn up!” I snapped at him
and he frowned “No Ava, I’m not mad at you, I’m mad at him. He needs to decide
what he wants” he said, shaking his head and I nodded “That’s what I told him but
it broke my heart to see him like that. He was devastated and to be honest if I
found him snuggled up naked to Rebecca well…” I didn’t want to picture that so
I stood up quickly and Kade appeared in the doorway in just his shorts and the
bottom of my stomach dropped into my knickers, God he was all hard, glorious man
and I licked my lips hungrily

“Morning Beautiful” he grinned pulling me into him and
kissing my nose. I smiled up at him and Courtney coughed slightly “Sorry” I
mumbled. She laughed and shook her head “Morning Kade” she said and he gave her
a wide grin and said his hellos to Greg

“Right we’ll leave you to it” Greg said jumping up and
staring pointedly at Courtney “Oh yeah” she said and scurried off behind Greg
“Have fun” she laughed as the pulled the door shut.

I shook my head and sighed and then noticed Kades heated
stare on me. He licked his lips and stalked towards me, grabbing my hand and
pulling me against his hard body. His arousal was greeting me from his shorts
and I smiled as I cupped it “Did you want something Sir?” I asked saucily and
watched as his hand snaked down and undid the tie on my robe belt and pull it
free. He growled at me, pushed my robe over my shoulders and proceeded to tie
the belt around my eyes, completely blinding me. I gasped “You really are a
kinky fucker, aren’t you?” I giggled but was highly alert and practically
begging for it.

His hands held my arms as he manoeuvred me around the
kitchen and I felt the table at my back. He hoisted me up onto it “Lie back
Ava. I am gonna blow your mind” I groaned at his words and he held my hands and
supported me as I lay back.

I was completely unaware of what he was doing and it
added to the excitement as I waited patiently for him to make his move.

He started on the instep of my foot, his fingers slowly
and softly drawing swirling patterns against my skin, I was already pooling for
him “You’re so responsive Ava. I’m gonna have so much fun with you” he
whispered beside my ear and I jolted at the surprise, thinking he was down near
my foot.

 
His mouth now
joined in making patterns on my other foot while his fingers started sweeping
up my shin on the opposite leg and then his other hand was stroking across my
belly. There were so many places to concentrate on that my mind was getting
frazzled. I felt his tongue sweep up from my foot and trace patterns up to my
knee and his other hand was now flicking light finger wisps up the inside of my
thigh.

I was moaning loudly and wiggling about under his touch
and my hands rested in his hair and he pulled back “No touching Ava” he ordered
and I pouted, seriously pouted “But I want to touch you” I whimpered and he
held my hands together and suddenly they were being tied in front of me with
something I couldn’t recognise.
Oh Jesus,
This was hot!!

I gulped as his tongue and fingers continued their
relentless worship and as his fingers reached the top of my thigh and slid
across the groove of skin where it met my hip, I was sliding my bum on the
table trying to get his fingers to touch my sex “Please Kade” I panted “Shush
sweetheart, calm down” he whispered as his tongue licked up the inside of my
right thigh “Oh Fuck Kade, I’m gonna come without you even touching me” I
rasped and I could feel him grin against my skin. The reactions and sparks
shooting around my heated blood had me whimpering and humming.

His left hand had reached my breast and he feathered
little flicks over my pert nipple that were barely recognisable but in my
highly aroused state I felt every sensation against my frazzled nerve endings
 
“
Kade
,
please
” I was panting and begging
unashamedly now and he must have taken pity on me because all of a sudden his
hands settled on each thigh and he pulled me to the edge of the table quickly
and propped my legs over his shoulders and before I could blink his lips
wrapped around my engorged clit as he inserted a finger into me and I climaxed
like never before.

The whole of my body exploded and my nerves screamed with
me, every single muscle groaned in ecstasy and my lungs held in my breath for
what seemed like an eternity.

Kade worked me down slowly but extending the life of my
orgasm “
Sweet Jesus
” I wheezed and I
heard his slight chuckle and then I could feel him climb onto the table and he
was straddled over my chest, and I was happily aware that he had considered my
babies and spanned my boobs instead. I heard him moan and the sound of
something sweeping and I could feel a rhythm against my breast “Open your mouth
Ava” he demanded. My god he was masturbating over me.

“NOW AVA!” he barked and my mouth flew open just as he
garbled out my name and hit my mouth, cheek and nose with his cum. He grunted a
few times and panted heavily. WOW!!! I wasn’t quite sure how to react to
that…but whatever! It was totally hot.

I felt a whoosh and his hands settled at each side of my
head on the table as he kissed my forehead and then untied
 
his homemade blindfold “Hi” he grinned at me
“Hey” I grinned back when the blur had passed “Jesus Ava, You’re gonna kill me”
he laughed and kissed my forehead again before climbing off the table.

I lifted my clenched hands and my eyes widened when I found
Kades boxer shorts stretched to within an inch of their limit and knotted
around my wrists. He grinned at me and undid them, kissing the red marks that
now adorned my wrists from the friction of the material “Now that’s fucking
hot” he said huskily and I raised my eyebrows “What the red rings around my
wrists?” I asked bewildered but he nodded and grinned but didn’t expose any reason.
I shrugged, rubbed my wrists and gave him my hand to help pull me up “What are
you gonna do when you’re ready to drop?” he chuckled as he pulled me “Don’t” I
grumbled and he laughed again “Go get cleaned up before were disturbed again”
he said seriously and as I turned round he slapped my arse quite hard and I
jumped. His eyes dropped to my bare bum and he groaned deeply “Now that
IS
a magnificent sight! A bright red
hand mark on your pale ass” his eyes hooded and his breaths got heavier. I
widened my eyes and rushed from the room before he could pin me down again.
God! He was limitless but I wasn’t complaining,
Oh
No!
In fact I was bloody grinning like a Cheshire cat.

Kade and I enjoyed each other for the next week and three
days before Christmas I was leaving with Courtney to attend my next ultrasound
scan as Kade was leaving to drive down to Newquay to spend Christmas with his
family.

He had me pushed up against the car as he was nibbling on
my neck while Courtney waited patiently in the car. “I’m gonna miss you
sweetheart. You sure you won’t come with me?” he urged and I shook my head “No,
me and Courtney always spend it together” for some reason I hadn’t wanted him
to know about our log cabin visit. We both needed a break from each other and I
didn’t want us getting too attached as I knew he had to leave for Italy after
the new year “Awww” he whinged and I laughed “Hey, they are your family, go and
enjoy a family Christmas” I scolded and he caught the undertone in my voice
“You’re right sweetheart. I’m sorry” he said, a contrite expression on his
face. I smiled softly “Merry Christmas Kade” I whispered as I reached up to
kiss him and his mouth covered mine in a demanding but owning kiss.

He was starting to get a little possessive and I was
worried I was going to hurt him again, even though I had told him it was just
sex and he had accepted that. He groaned and pulled away, sliding his long lean
legs into his Mercedes. He grinned at me, turned the engine over and sped off.

I clambered in my car next to Courtney and I noticed she
narrowed her eyes on me “What?” I asked, pulling off and heading towards the
hospital “He’s getting a little clingy Ava, I like him and I don’t want him to
get hurt if you’re not gonna reciprocate his feelings then you need to tell
him” she scolded and I held up a hand to her “I have told him from the start
it’s just sex between us, Courtney and he has agreed all the way along” I
defended “Well I don’t think it’s sunk in, I can tell by the way he looks at
you Babe” I nodded sadly “I don’t love him Courtney. I can’t help it. My heart
belongs to Mason and always will” I was utterly truthful with her and I know
she appreciated my honesty.

I hadn’t heard or seen anything from Mason since the
night in my kitchen and to be honest I was a little worried about him. Greg had
said he had seen him and he was fine but he hadn’t seen him broken and crying
at my table and I will never forget that heart-breaking sight.

Courtney sighed and nodded and changed the subject “I am
so ready for this Christmas break” she declared and I smiled “Me too, who’s
going? I asked as I stuck two fingers up at an arrogant male driver who cut me
up and then had the gall to mouth ‘stupid fucking bitch!’ at me.

“Well there’s you, me and Greg, Sam and Marcy and another
couple I think but I’m not too sure” she was rooting through her bag to
retrieve her phone “Oh God, I’m gonna be a great big gooseberry” I grumbled and
she scowled at me “No you’re not” “FOR FUCKS SAKE” I barked as the road rage
nutter slammed his brakes on in front of me.

Courtney jumped through the roof as I blasted him with my
horn and he stuck his middle finger up at me through the rear view and I made a
‘wanker’ motion to him.

“Ava” Ethan the sonographer greeted me and smiled at
Courtney “Do you ever get a day off?” I asked and he grinned “Don’t be silly
Ava” he laughed as I settled myself onto the examination table. I pulled up my
shirt, wearing trousers and a t-shirt this time and he squirted me with the
cold Gel. He settled the transducer against my tummy as a small knock came on
the door. “Just a mo Ava” he said and went to open the door “He’s well fit”
Courtney whispered and I laughed and then my jaw dropped as Mason entered the
room with Ethan.

“Hey” he said softly and came to stand beside me, taking
my hand in his and holding it tightly. I glanced at Courtney who was as stunned
as me “Sorry I’m late” he said as Ethan continued with the examination. A small
smile grew on my face and soon I was beaming up at him as he was grinning back
at me. He bent, planted a soft kiss on my forehead and looked at the monitor
“Let’s see what the peanuts are up to” he said as they popped up on screen.